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wjwat1
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wjwat1 Scotland in summer is prime midge season, they have wings and big teeth and get anywhere and everywhere, even going for a wee/slash/piss can be dangerous as the winged vampires will attack your sausage and when you get home and your girlfriend notices a funny rash all over your wang she might not belive a midge attack :-)
A head net is a must, thin cycling gloves and keeping all skin covered is good, some try really strong deet sprays, haven't tried Smidge myself yet but reckoned to be good, Avon skin so soft works by leaving a greasy film on your skin and drowning the vampires, Bear Grylls would scrape them off and eat them.
They don't come out if there is a gentle breeze, don't pitch a tent in too sheltered a spot, avoid depressions in the ground.
A tick puller is good too and read up on ticks and how to extract them, i tend to escape ticks as Mrs Superfly is more tasty than me and they like drinking her blood instead.
It's ace up there, on some of the wilder trails/paths you might not see anyone for a few days.........